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Screen resolution change = black border around small screen
My boyfriend was messing around with different resolutions on my Dell Inspiron laptop one day. When he was finished, everything was normal looking... When I went to open it up the next day, the screen was in the middle of the monitor surrounded by a 1" thick black border. If I change the resolution to 1600x1200 to make the screen fit, the icons & font are so tiny it's useless. I've tried messing with the other resolutions, changing the DPI, restarting it a million times... I don't know what else I can do at this point. If anyone can help it would be GREATLY appreciated!
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Right click on your desktop screen and click screen resolution,click on resolution and try a different setting.Keep changes and click apply.If that helps,keep trying different resolutions until your desktop is right for you :)
To change your screen resolution1.Open Display in Control Panel.2.On the Settings tab, under Screen resolution, drag the slider, and then click Apply.3.When prompted to apply the settings, click OK. Your screen will turn black for a moment.4.Once your screen resolution changes, you have 15 seconds to confirm the change. Click Yes to confirm the change; click No or do nothing to revert to your previous setting.
You may need to lower the resolution to play those old games.
1.Right-click an empty area of the desktop, and then click Properties. 2. In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab. 3.Drag the Screen resolution slider to the left to decrease the resolution of your monitor 4.Click Apply to have the new resolution take effect. 5.Click OK.
Have you tried adjusting the screen resolution? If you are running windows, try right-clicking on the desktop, then going to properties>settings>screen resolution. Set it to maximum available (I think it's 1024x768 on your inspiron). This should sort it out.
Once you change the resolution to a smaller size and you see the black border, go into the monitor's menu and there should be settings for the Horizontal and Vertical size/position. Adjust those until it looks correct.
First check the resolution: Right click desktop Go to properties Go to last tab (up top) and slide bar all the way to the right.
If that doesnt work, reinstall the graphics drivers. http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&releaseid=R128346&SystemID=INSPIRON%20B120&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=3526&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=3&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&fileid=170751
Dear milly, so is it clear that this happens on all games or just some? tell me a little more about your system and games you play, I'll try and help. JLS
I had the same problem you described as small screen in the middle with black border around it. The only resolution that made the screen fill the LCD panel was 1024 x 768. THAT IS WRONG!!!
Dell Inspiron 8000
PROBLEM - Small Screen in the Middle
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The type of screen you have is a UXGA screen. the optimal resolution for that is 1600 x 1200. changing the resolution for that will distort the screen causing black borders. If a computer has a 15.0+" SXGA+ screen with an optimized resolution of 1400x1050 and the screen's current resolution is set to 1280x1024 pixels, the display will shrink resulting in a black border surrounding the edges of the screen. Also, all other lower resolutions may be stretched to fit the screen. No border will be visible, but fonts may appear slightly fuzzy.
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